Working scared (or not at all) : the lost decade, great recession, and restoring the shattered American dream / Carl E. Van Horn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Horn, Carl E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unemployment--United States.

Unemployment.

Labor market--United States.

Labor market.

Recessions--United States.

Recessions.

United States--Economic conditions--2009-.

United States.

United States--Economic policy--2009-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; London, England : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>Working Scared will help citizens, policy makers, educators, business, union, and community leaders better understand what is happening to the United States workforce. It also describes the essential national priorities and policies that will assist in restoring the American dream of secure employment and intergenerational progress.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 01. Working Scared in America and the Great Recession; Chapter 02. Is the American Worker Disposable?; Chapter 03. New American Workplace Realities; Chapter 04. Misery and Bleak Expectations for Older Unemployed Workers; Chapter 05. Unfulfilled Expectations for Recent College and High School Graduates; Chapter 06. Unfinished Business: Recovering from the Great Recession; Chapter 07. Restoring the Shattered Dreams of American Workers; Afterword; Appendix; Significant Works; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-31937-5

1-4422-3801-1

OCLC:

837237490